(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)

Born

16 April 1987 in
Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [registered in
Leeds, May 1987].Attended City of Leeds School in Woodhouse, and then Boston
Spa School, Leeds.

Height/Weight

5'
5", 9st 12lbs [2005].

Source

Barry Hugman's various PFA
Yearbooks [2006-10] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s)

A Leeds United AFC
Academy trainee in 2001, he signed professionally on 1 August 2003. After
38 league appearances and one goals, Lennon signed for Tottenham
Hotspur FC on 15 June 2005 for £800,000. Lennon played
in 267 Premier League matches and scored 26 goals. Signed on loan
with Everton FC for the remainder of the season on 2 February 2015.
He scored twice in fourteen Premier League appearances. Lennon signed
a permanent deal with Everton FC on transfer deadline day, 1 September
2015. He made 51 Premier League appearances, scoring five
times. Following his recovery from his personal health issues,
Lennon completed a move to Burnley FC on 23 January 2018.

Club honours

Football League
Cup winners 2007-08, runners-up 2008-09;

Individual honours

Leeds United FC Young Player of the Year 2004-05;
Tottenham Hotspur FC Young Player of the Year 2005-06, 2008-09;
PFA Young Player of the Year nominee 2005-06, 2006-07,
2008-09; Tottenham Hotspur FC Player Of The Year 2008-09;
PFA Fans' Player of the Month March 2009; Tottenham
Hotspur FC Moment of the Year 2008-09;

Distinctions

In
2001, as a fourteen year-old, Lennon became the youngest player to have
his boots sponsored when he signed with Adidas.

Aaron Lennon was detained under the Mental
Health Act by police over concerns for his welfare. He was 30-years-old
when he was taken to hospital "for assessment" after police were called to
Salford on Sunday, 30 April 2017. Lennon "received care and treatment for
a stress-related illness", his club, Everton FC, said. Greater Manchester
Police said: "Police were called at around 4.35pm to reports of a concern
for the welfare of a man on Eccles Old Road. Officers attended and a
30-year-old man was detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act
and was taken to hospital for assessment."News of Lennon's admission
led to an outpouring of support on social media from those involved in the
game, as well as fans. Everton FC tweeted: "Thank you for all the kind
messages for Aaron. We are supporting him through this and his family has
appealed for privacy at this time." Lennon's representative, Base Soccer
Agency, tweeted: "Everyone at Base Soccer sends their support to
@AaronLennon12 - get well soon and stay strong." - BBC News,
Wednesday, 3 May 2017

Aaron Lennon - Career Statistics

Squads

Apps

Comp.
Apps

Starts

sub on

sub off

mins.

Goals

Goals
Av.min

Comp.
Goals

Capt.

Disc.

36

21

14

10

▲11

8▼

992

0

0
min

0

none

none

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.